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Displaying a deep purple color and a perfumed nose that highlights the fruity characteristics of the grape. This wine...
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Black cherry and blackberry fruit aromas lifted by floral and spice notes. Rich, ripe fruit on the palate, with a...
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The 2022 Dolcetto d'Alba Trifolè is a very pleasant, easygoing wine to drink now and over the next few years. Floral...
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Deep red colour. A particularly vinous bouquet. A delicate, dry taste.
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Aromas of ripe blueberries and mulberries with rose petals and peppery undertones. Medium-bodied with polished...
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Bursting with black cherry and blackberry fruit, this red is succulent and all about the luscious fruit. Ends with...
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The Boschis family has been specialized in producing it since the 1960s and are true experts, bringing us a unique...
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We love Dolcetto. In the local tradition, this grape was cultivated on the best exposures, just above Nebbiolo...
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This lively red is fresh and juicy, with pleasingly crisp tannins structuring ripe mulberry and plum fruit, black tea...
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The nose offers attractive aromas of juicy black fruits, spices and underbrush. The palate is refreshing and...
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On the nose, a bouquet filled with juicy cherries, pomegranate, and raspberry, all intertwined with fresh herbs and...
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Candied nose of red fruits, restrained, mineral, fresh precision of aromas. Clean and pure, with good intensity.
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COLOR: The color is ruby red with violet highlights.
NOSE: The bouquet is fruit-forward with notes of currants,...
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• Practicing Organic.
• 100% Dolcetto.
• Sourced from a single site in Eola-Amity Hills AVA.
• Destemmed,...
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COLOR: Ruby red.
NOSE: Intense aromas of cherry and spices on the nose, together with more delicate scents of violet,...
Dolcetto Gaglioppo Mavrodaphne 2022
In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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